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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 10

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

817 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 1,075▼ 16 vs year ago 833 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 164▼ 44 vs year ago 200 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 216▲ 11 vs year ago 185 · +5.9%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower. Quality good, demand very good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.82/cwt on 56 head, up $3.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +5.46 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$395.82

▲ 3.94 vs prior sale

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$66.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs TN average

−17.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	407.64	2,228	46
Medium and Large 2-3	528	341.46	1,803	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.18/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

395.82

—

TN average16 barns · 734 hd

398.25

−2.43

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−17.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

+5.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $319.92, median $390.36 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,840	190.26	3,501	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	168.92	2,312	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	158.00	2,102	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	139.17	1,620	43

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,700	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$3,049	4thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	598.55/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,628	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	449.70/cwt	350.00–500.00	1,250	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300	523.33/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,570	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	445.84/cwt	380.00–500.00	1,391	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	574.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,873	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	554.71/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,003	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	469.33/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,746	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	533.89/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,226	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	423	570.04/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,411	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	448.77/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,916	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	538.33/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,476	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	410.79/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,943	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	499.02/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,365	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	421.88/cwt	405.00–470.00	2,008	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,741	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	474.81/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,498	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,345	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	414.12/cwt	345.00–430.00	2,216	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	560	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,716	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	434.69/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,534	14
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	369.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,281	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	324.77/cwt	295.00–355.00	2,127	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	372.27/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,524	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	376.57/cwt	345.00–410.00	990	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,449	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	447.13/cwt	360.00–480.00	1,417	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	509.41/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,681	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	362	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,955	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	405.03/cwt	355.00–480.00	1,499	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	502.20/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,878	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	388	442.55/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,717	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	405	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,187	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	421	422.45/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,779	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	485.64/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,059	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	386.37/cwt	300.00–450.00	1,673	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	338.10/cwt	280.00–400.00	1,579	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	457.47/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,182	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	486	410.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,993	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	351.46/cwt	275.00–400.00	1,775	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	430.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,261	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	395.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,074	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	385.45/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,239	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	318.11/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,851	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	373.80/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	323.72/cwt	295.00–345.00	2,072	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	347.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,331	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	671	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,148	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,152	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	354.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,523	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	302.38/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,298	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	373	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,294	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	565.02/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,108	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	533.64/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,990	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	457.24/cwt	360.00–490.00	1,742	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	567.41/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,298	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	448.22/cwt	380.00–490.00	1,883	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	524.18/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,249	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,430	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	497.67/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,339	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	376.68/cwt	280.00–430.00	1,793	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,625	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	396.34/cwt	330.00–440.00	2,045	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	471.93/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,478	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,692	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	355.22/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,982	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	390.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,227	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	370.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,277	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	326.78/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,049	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,161	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	350.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,372	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	347.04/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,464	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,584	10
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,709	168.58/cwt	150.00–182.00	2,881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,871	193.11/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,613	11
Bulls	—	—	1,930	210.01/cwt	206.00–219.00	4,053	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,664	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	109.91/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,224	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	145.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,731	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	132.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,623	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	163.95/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,153	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	158.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,103	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	178.24/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	142.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,955	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,229	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	181.19/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,618	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	3,048.72/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,049	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,700	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue Mar 10, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 1,075Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 164Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 216Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	545.00	545.00
3	600–650	620	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	550.00–620.00	598.55
7	300–350	326	550.00–600.00	574.47
5	350–400	361	540.00–580.00	554.71
10	400–450	417	520.00–545.00	533.89
20	450–500	474	485.00–510.00	499.02
6	500–550	526	460.00–500.00	474.81
14	550–600	583	422.00–460.00	434.69
6	600–650	618	360.00–385.00	369.11
2	650–700	678	360.00–385.00	372.27
2	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	350.00–500.00	449.70
5	300–350	312	380.00–500.00	445.84
3	350–400	372	415.00–500.00	469.33
9	400–450	427	385.00–495.00	448.77
5	450–500	476	405.00–470.00	421.88
5	500–550	535	345.00–430.00	414.12
2	650–700	655	295.00–355.00	324.77
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	520.00–525.00	523.33
2	450–500	473	380.00–440.00	410.79
3	500–550	533	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	568	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	560.00–575.00	570.04
3	450–500	460	530.00–555.00	538.33
1	550–600	560	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	505.00	505.00
13	300–350	330	500.00–540.00	509.41
22	350–400	374	490.00–525.00	502.20
23	400–450	424	465.00–505.00	485.64
24	450–500	477	425.00–470.00	457.47
22	500–550	525	410.00–450.00	430.61
17	550–600	581	370.00–410.00	385.45
11	600–650	615	360.00–377.50	373.80
5	650–700	670	340.00–360.00	347.97
7	700–750	712	350.00–360.00	354.30
2	750–800	760	285.00–320.00	302.38
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	405	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	345.00–410.00	376.57
6	300–350	317	360.00–480.00	447.13
10	350–400	370	355.00–480.00	405.03
6	400–450	433	300.00–450.00	386.37
5	450–500	467	280.00–400.00	338.10
7	500–550	505	275.00–400.00	351.46
3	550–600	582	285.00–340.00	318.11
4	600–650	640	295.00–345.00	323.72
2	650–700	678	310.00–325.00	317.36
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	388	435.00–450.00	442.55
4	400–450	421	415.00–435.00	422.45
7	450–500	486	400.00–415.00	410.16
6	500–550	525	380.00–400.00	395.05
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	671	315.00–325.00	320.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	680	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	615.00	615.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	560.00–575.00	565.02
2	400–450	405	560.00–575.00	567.41
1	450–500	450	540.00	540.00
1	500–550	500	525.00	525.00
1	550–600	555	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	360.00–490.00	457.24
10	400–450	420	380.00–490.00	448.22
8	450–500	476	280.00–430.00	376.68
5	500–550	516	330.00–440.00	396.34
3	550–600	558	345.00–370.00	355.22
6	600–650	627	300.00–345.00	326.78
2	650–700	670	320.00–325.00	322.56
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	373	500.00–550.00	533.64
20	400–450	429	495.00–550.00	524.18
11	450–500	470	465.00–525.00	497.67
20	500–550	525	445.00–510.00	471.93
9	550–600	571	375.00–410.00	390.07
5	600–650	614	360.00–380.00	370.91
5	650–700	676	335.00–360.00	350.91
5	700–750	710	340.00–360.00	347.04
10	800–850	833	300.00–320.00	310.19
1	950–1000	965	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,225	130.00–137.00	132.51
7	—	1,068	152.00–160.00	155.81
7	—	1,114	90.00–120.00	109.91
22	—	1,191	140.00–151.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	179.00–185.00	181.19
1	—	1,420	157.00	157.00
5	—	1,313	160.00–173.00	163.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	137.00–147.00	142.60
38	—	1,326	150.00–167.00	158.56
2	—	1,330	175.00–182.00	178.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,709	150.00–182.00	168.58
5	—	1,930	206.00–219.00	210.01
11	—	1,871	185.00–198.00	193.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,393	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,048.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,700	4,200.00	4,200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.